I'm a current third semester nursing student who has been searching for patient care technician for the past few months with no luck. I'm thinking about work in Long term care, but i have a few concerns. I'm concerned about the working conditions, I have seen and heard some very bad things about long term care facility. Another concern is pay, i have seen pay as low as $8 per hour which one could make working at walmart and burger king. I have known some very hardworking who quit working in a nursing home in a short period of time. In maryland , you have to be a gna to work in the nursing home so I have to pay a fee , then take a written and practical exam( I'm already a licensed cna). Do you think I should work in the ltc or should I just hold out for the pct job. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm a current third semester nursing student who has been searching for patient care technician for the past few months with no luck. I'm thinking about work in Long term care, but i have a few concerns. I'm concerned about the working conditions, I have seen and heard some very bad things about long term care facility. Another concern is pay, i have seen pay as low as $8 per hour which one could make working at walmart and burger king. I have known some very hardworking who quit working in a nursing home in a short period of time. In maryland , you have to be a gna to work in the nursing home so I have to pay a fee , then take a written and practical exam( I'm already a licensed cna). Do you think I should work in the ltc or should I just hold out for the pct job. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.